10/22/03

FROM: Kommodore Irick

For all of you who are building the Shimakaze "Tokyo Express", there were sixteen ships planned for this class, of which only the one was laid down due to war expenses.  So that we don't have everyone giving thier ship the same name, here is a list off all the proposed ships from the class, with their meaning.

Sawakaze : "Wind from a Swamp" (Lowlands Wind)
Minekaze: "Summit Wind"
Okikaze: "High Seas Wind"
Shimakaze: "Island Wind"
Yakaze: "Wind of an Arrow's Flight"
Hakaze: "Wind from a Wing Stroke", "Following Wind", or "Wind Dancing in Branches"
Nadakaze: "Wind over the Restless (Open) Sea'"
Shiokaze: "Wind and Flame ("Sea Breeze")
Akikaze: "Autumn Wind"
Tachikaze: "Wind from a Swinging Sword", or "Wind From a Sword Stroke"
Yukaze: "Evening Wind"
Hokaze: ?
Nokaze: "Wind over Fields"
Numakaze: "Wind over the Marsh"
Namikaze: "High Wave and Strong Wind"